{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-55.13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-55.13.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/55.13",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "55.13",
  "heading": "Claim form",
  "text": "(1) The claim form must—\n(a) be in the form set out in Practice Direction 55A; and\n(b) (i) contain such information; and\n(ii) be accompanied by such documents,\nas are required by that form.\n(2) All relevant sections of the form must be completed.\n(3) The court will serve the claim form by first class post (or an alternative service which provides for delivery on the next working day).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 55 inserted (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256), rule 1(d), Sch. 1 (with rule 31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 55.13(1)(a) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 30(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in rule 55.13(3) inserted (6.4.2006) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.4) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/3515), rules 1, 13"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/55.13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}